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in your opinion jim do they accurately reflect the techniques used by the c.i.a. during that period? >> well, i think they accurately reflect some of them, yes. i know that there are--there are probably dozens of more things that weren't shown that were actually done. but the important thing is that for example waterboarding. that's based on our sear training. the "r" in sear is survival evasion resistence escape. this is what we use against torture. they used the techniques that we teach our pilots to resist torture to torture. unfortunately, it didn't work. i'm not going to use specific names but the guy who notoriously was waterboarding water-boarded the most he used to count on his fingers ten seconds because he knew they would limit it to that much time. that's how he learned to resist torture. it hardened him and he gave us information that was false and it put us down a lot of false leads. others did the same thing. and others still other detainees just shut down completely when they were treated harshly. i just can't overstate that. >> john: that guy by th
in your opinion jim do they accurately reflect the techniques used by the c.i.a. during that period? >> well, i think they accurately reflect some of them, yes. i know that there are--there are probably dozens of more things that weren't shown that were actually done. but the important thing is that for example waterboarding. that's based on our sear training. the "r" in sear is survival evasion resistence escape. this is what we use against torture. they used the techniques...
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jim moore. thank you for coming back on the show. >> sure, john. >> john: thank you for wading into the ted cruz muffin mire. the man seems to be making few friends in washington on both sides of the aisle. we've heard a lot about how republicans kind of can't stand the guy. is this exactly how ted cruz wants it? >> i don't think he really cares. i think everything's about his ambition and what he wants to do is get the people on the far right excited and want him to be their guy and stand on principle. the problem with that for the state of texas and the people he actually represents which is all of us down here is the idea that he is supposed to do some things that benefit the state as well as benefit the country. you can't do that without political compromise. nobody is going to compromise with a guy who calls the future secretary of defense somebody who may have been taking money from a foreign government, an enemy of the state. ted is one of those guys in texas that we believe god gave all
jim moore. thank you for coming back on the show. >> sure, john. >> john: thank you for wading into the ted cruz muffin mire. the man seems to be making few friends in washington on both sides of the aisle. we've heard a lot about how republicans kind of can't stand the guy. is this exactly how ted cruz wants it? >> i don't think he really cares. i think everything's about his ambition and what he wants to do is get the people on the far right excited and want him to be their...
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for more let's brink in jim walsh, an expert at mit securities program. thank you for joining us. >> happy to be here. >> john: i know this has been a day fills with lots of irresponsible speculation so i thank you in advance for any guesswork you may be able to offer us. but can you tell us what kind of explosive device was used? >> it's less than military grade. it's not c-4 or a military grade explosive. the explosive itself, the bomb sat low in the container so much of the damage when it was released under cut people and possibly in the case of one of the fatalities, a child who would have been lower to the ground. but you know, we'll know a lot more in 24 hours. i take your caution here that we should be careful. we've already had a couple of reports i that's to be expected, in part fueled by comments made by the boston police, which is understandable because things are confusing at first. there was a report that the john f. kennedy president presidential library was part of it. the jfk library is some distance from the initial explosion. turns out t
for more let's brink in jim walsh, an expert at mit securities program. thank you for joining us. >> happy to be here. >> john: i know this has been a day fills with lots of irresponsible speculation so i thank you in advance for any guesswork you may be able to offer us. but can you tell us what kind of explosive device was used? >> it's less than military grade. it's not c-4 or a military grade explosive. the explosive itself, the bomb sat low in the container so much of the...
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i want to thank, jim norton frank conniff, and sherrod small. this is "viewpoint," we are still here on current tv, five more weeks, good night, mom. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> joy: tonight, nsa whistleblower edward snowden comes forward to say that big brother is watching. thanks goodness, i didn't think anyone was watching this show. plus my holly rollers panel will try to figure out why so many hollywood celebrities are atheists. and dr. ruth is here to talk about sex. boy, does that woman have a one-track mind. all of that and more on "say anything." [♪ theme music ♪] >> joy: is america in the middle of a moral breakdown? and if so
i want to thank, jim norton frank conniff, and sherrod small. this is "viewpoint," we are still here on current tv, five more weeks, good night, mom. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> joy: tonight, nsa whistleblower edward snowden comes forward to say that big brother is watching. thanks goodness, i didn't think anyone was watching this show. plus my holly rollers panel will try to figure out why so many hollywood celebrities are atheists. and dr. ruth is here to talk about sex....
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jim, who would you as a -- what would you like to ask? >> tea party an organization who wants to bring accountability and fairness back to politics. support any member of congress who helped to make the sequestration a reality. when those member salaries aren't affected by this vote, shouldn't their salaries be affected just like everybody else of the federal government? >> exactly. another issue. we can all agree on. representative desantis out of florida is proposing this. he does have a democrat who is also cosponsoring it. he has proposed the issue. it is amazing one of the first people who came out against it though nancy pelosi. that would be one of your guy's main women right there. >> john: i'm not a democrat. i'm the independent. can we agree we all feel the sequestration, should it be done with congressional pay slashes? >> any time. >> john: all four us agree. the same-sex marriage debate made its way to the supreme court last week. jim, i want to start with you on this one. gay marriage didn't begin as a tea party issue. what
jim, who would you as a -- what would you like to ask? >> tea party an organization who wants to bring accountability and fairness back to politics. support any member of congress who helped to make the sequestration a reality. when those member salaries aren't affected by this vote, shouldn't their salaries be affected just like everybody else of the federal government? >> exactly. another issue. we can all agree on. representative desantis out of florida is proposing this. he does...
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jim, thank you so much for joining. >> i get to be on the show with dick cavett and jim norton and you. i'm just thrilled. >> what's so hat about me? >> please. i'm excited because finally a bunch of white guys get to express their opinion honest t.v. >> with two of us wearing jackets. >> i know. i'm wearing a tie just to show i'm in line with the man. >> i was fascinated by what you were saying, because i find the infantilism of saying the n. word, that it endows it with the great majesty. also if you give a code of something in a similar sense to the letters s.l.o. are read more slowly than s.l.o.w. is, that little step you have to take from n. word to [bleep] puts it more strongly with you. >> i'm glad you said that, because it's walking a line of wanting to keep it real, but be respectful so you don't hurt feelings. i want to start, we talked about political correctness and we talked about rangel and the cracker comments. i want to flashback 40 years ago when this man had john lennon and yoko on his show and john had his own run-in with the n. word and came on dick's show to talk a
jim, thank you so much for joining. >> i get to be on the show with dick cavett and jim norton and you. i'm just thrilled. >> what's so hat about me? >> please. i'm excited because finally a bunch of white guys get to express their opinion honest t.v. >> with two of us wearing jackets. >> i know. i'm wearing a tie just to show i'm in line with the man. >> i was fascinated by what you were saying, because i find the infantilism of saying the n. word, that it...
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jim, i want to you start on this one. what would you like to ask the tea partyer. >> whether either your side or my side likes it the tea party and republican seem to be linked in public opinion. how can you have a meeting of conservatives without these single most recognizable conservative republicans in the country attending. >> i don't consider conservative--this is the number one reason where they did not invite--second to the stimulus there is nothing else that will bankrupt the country. lay off the acu and cpac. they want win. first they get in trouble for not inviting chris christie. then they get in trouble for not inviting the anti-sharif beam. >> john: we're talking about it. >> good and bad but you got a beef with the acu, take it off. once you're hurting the conservatives on the part of our conservative organization, county attorneykeeppeople they're hurting the sponsors we're a partner in cpac this year. >> john: follow up. >> yes for an organization, the tea party that hangs it's banner on states right, they
jim, i want to you start on this one. what would you like to ask the tea partyer. >> whether either your side or my side likes it the tea party and republican seem to be linked in public opinion. how can you have a meeting of conservatives without these single most recognizable conservative republicans in the country attending. >> i don't consider conservative--this is the number one reason where they did not invite--second to the stimulus there is nothing else that will bankrupt...
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remember jim baker from ptl? >> john: of course. >> anybody evangelical person like jim bakker and now mark sanford using god as a buffer between him and his deplorable conduct, not just with the woman from argentina but as governor, his lack of governance and leadership and his -- with all of that, he is as bad as jim bakker was. and now he's using god? how cynical. how absolutely despicable is this guy? i would say about as despicable as they get. >> john: i'm confident the good conservative republicans of south carolina will see through this rap no matter how much money he raises. we didn't even get a chance to get to nikki haley. in ten seconds what do you think of nikki hail let's chances for seeking higher office in the years to come? >> i don't think she's going to get -- i don't think we need to worry about that. 37% approval rating to 43% approval rating. an incumbent governor in a republican state. she's toast. >> john: i love south carolina. i love the land. i love the heritage and it's great to talk t
remember jim baker from ptl? >> john: of course. >> anybody evangelical person like jim bakker and now mark sanford using god as a buffer between him and his deplorable conduct, not just with the woman from argentina but as governor, his lack of governance and leadership and his -- with all of that, he is as bad as jim bakker was. and now he's using god? how cynical. how absolutely despicable is this guy? i would say about as despicable as they get. >> john: i'm confident the...
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but do you think obama is funnier than jim which carter? he has the best timing ever. i have to give obama credit. he knows how to hire good joke writers. >> yes, there was no cursing in it either. he manages to handle, as dean said his hecklers with poise and tact whereas when i handle a heckler i'm usually banned from the hotel. >> john: speaking of political comedy i have to talk about john mccain. he has given us a great gift. mccain told "huffington post"," that sentence alone is worth it. it's always the wacko birds on the right and left that get the mega phone. mccain talking about other people with a megaphone doesn't he have a jet pack that he uses to travel from sunday show to sunday show? >> that's factual. i love that he took a shot at guys on his own team. that's great. there needs to be more of that gray area in politics. there is too much blind allegiance. i love that did he it, and i love that mccain is becoming the republican 50-cent. >> he's really fighting the younger generation of republicans. when he said wacko did he mean angry birds? wacko birds
but do you think obama is funnier than jim which carter? he has the best timing ever. i have to give obama credit. he knows how to hire good joke writers. >> yes, there was no cursing in it either. he manages to handle, as dean said his hecklers with poise and tact whereas when i handle a heckler i'm usually banned from the hotel. >> john: speaking of political comedy i have to talk about john mccain. he has given us a great gift. mccain told "huffington post"," that...
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i wish i could agree with jim that the military would question more. i'm not sure that the military has learned its lesson nor have we as a people. >> john: but i can tell playing a lot of military basis as a comedian, a lot of military soldiers have. there is not a mention of donald rumsfeld or dick cheney at the library. were you surprised. >> no, because they were the guys who ran the world. they are the ones who set the world on fire and bush doesn't want to give them credit. there is still this whole scooter libby thing that cheney is upset about. bush refuseed to pardon scooter libby. that left an absence there. but the things that weren't talked about today and those were the things that mattered. the fact that we have a president who tossed over the constitution to eavesdrop on people that he engaged in extraordinary rendition and torture, and he cut taxes in the midst of two wars. we didn't talk about those things today. we do this thing where we create these $250 million spin factories to try to change history. we now have three presidential
i wish i could agree with jim that the military would question more. i'm not sure that the military has learned its lesson nor have we as a people. >> john: but i can tell playing a lot of military basis as a comedian, a lot of military soldiers have. there is not a mention of donald rumsfeld or dick cheney at the library. were you surprised. >> no, because they were the guys who ran the world. they are the ones who set the world on fire and bush doesn't want to give them credit....
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but not if you're sherrod brown or rob portman or jim jordan or congressman sandy levin they're keeping the plant going even when the army insists they have enough tanks and they want to spend that money elsewhere. did i mention that the tanks are being worked on in their states. representative jordan told npr i quote, look, the plant is in the fourth congressional district but if it was not in the best interest of the national defense you would not see me supporting it like we do but it's not and yet we are. i'm pleased to be joined by heather h erlberg. welcome to view. >> great to be with you. >> john: thank you. i find this mind boggling. given that america has spent billions of dollars in afghanistan, why is the c.i.a. giving karzai millions under the table, and what do you think these not so secret millions are supposed to buy? >> well, you cast your mind back ten years ago right after the u.s. went through afghanistan and identified karzai as the best hope to bring afghanistan society together. i think the most charitable interruption you can put on it is it starts with karzai gi
but not if you're sherrod brown or rob portman or jim jordan or congressman sandy levin they're keeping the plant going even when the army insists they have enough tanks and they want to spend that money elsewhere. did i mention that the tanks are being worked on in their states. representative jordan told npr i quote, look, the plant is in the fourth congressional district but if it was not in the best interest of the national defense you would not see me supporting it like we do but it's not...
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today the is birth of george h.w bush the recently married jim nabors and anne frank who would have been 84 today. and the hacker of the stubbenville racist will have to spoken five more years in jail than the stubbenville rapist. more with "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for being here tonight. national security agency whistle blower edward snowden played a new tune today one that must have murked his former builder. keith alexander defended the phone and data mining program as lifesavers. in hong kong mr. snowden told the post that while the u.s. complains about chinese hacking computers, china is complaining about the same thing. he said, quote:back in watch general alexander told the senate appropriations committee that complaints that the data mining program violates americans civil rights are misinformed. >> i do think what we're doing does protect american civil liberties and privacy. the issue is to date we've not been able to explain it because it's classified. so that issue is something that we're
today the is birth of george h.w bush the recently married jim nabors and anne frank who would have been 84 today. and the hacker of the stubbenville racist will have to spoken five more years in jail than the stubbenville rapist. more with "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for being here tonight. national security agency whistle blower edward snowden played a new tune today one that must...
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and so i spoke to rebecca reynolds, jim carpenter, our producers. we have to find another funny christian. we set up a series of auditions. but it never occurred to me that did wouldn't work. i thought you know, there's something about turning the camera on that changed everything. i mean the irony of the film is the whole purpose of the film was to demonstrate how the religious could coexist and by the process of turning on the camera, i think that was an instigating event. we just demonstrated that, in fact, they can't coexist. so it added kind of a meta level to the picture that i think was interesting because now it became a movie about a story as well as simply a concert film. >> john: it really is two in one d is quite innovative. the fact it was on accident is why is so brilliant. keith, you represent the atheist wing of this tour. >> knock, knock. the atheist. i'm sorry, never mind. i forgot we don't actually knock on your door. interrupt you when you're doing other things. all the door knocking -- they say they're bringing the good news. we
and so i spoke to rebecca reynolds, jim carpenter, our producers. we have to find another funny christian. we set up a series of auditions. but it never occurred to me that did wouldn't work. i thought you know, there's something about turning the camera on that changed everything. i mean the irony of the film is the whole purpose of the film was to demonstrate how the religious could coexist and by the process of turning on the camera, i think that was an instigating event. we just...
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today is the birthday of the great american character actor jim beaver from breaking bad. also the birthday of mark knopfler of dire straits and george sew rose is 83 years old. george soros uses his money to influence american politics. i learned that from a lot of fans of up are urt murdoch's -- of rupert murdoch's fox news. this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. election day 2006 is still 1186 days away but don't tell iowa. the state hosted namer players from both parties this past weekend. claire mccaskill whipped up a a crowd at madam president town hall. it had all of the markings of a hillary clinton campaign event except for the fact there was no candidate. that will have to wait until mrs. clinton decides whether or not to run. meantime in ames, iowa, the g.o.p.'s crop of candidates at the second annual family leadership summit. some 1500 religious conservatives cleared the likes of possible presidential candidates rick santorum and noted spiritual adviser donald trump. but it was texas sena
today is the birthday of the great american character actor jim beaver from breaking bad. also the birthday of mark knopfler of dire straits and george sew rose is 83 years old. george soros uses his money to influence american politics. i learned that from a lot of fans of up are urt murdoch's -- of rupert murdoch's fox news. this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. election day 2006 is still 1186...
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this was a press release for jim demint. >> john: it seems like we're in this world where you have half of our republican friends wanting immigration reform because they know you can't get the white house without the latino vote. the other half who doesn't want immigration reform and democrats sitting back and laughing. that may be entertaining for progressives but isn't a recipe for nothing getting solved in this country? >> it is. even those republicans who are maybe more focused on the election issues than you hope, they also see the benefits to the economy because there's no getting around it. so much so that even these people that we wouldn't expect are saying wait a second! this is crazy. of course they benefit the economy. there's no way they couldn't. people come here. they spend money. they start businesses. they start families. they buy clothes. all of the things you kind of have to do to exist and they completely omitted that from the analysis. >> john: all of the things that help the italians and irish flourish they seem to have forgotten about. i have to give marco rubio pr
this was a press release for jim demint. >> john: it seems like we're in this world where you have half of our republican friends wanting immigration reform because they know you can't get the white house without the latino vote. the other half who doesn't want immigration reform and democrats sitting back and laughing. that may be entertaining for progressives but isn't a recipe for nothing getting solved in this country? >> it is. even those republicans who are maybe more focused...
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this makes sense because she does lag behind her challenger in minnesota jim graves, and four agencies are at this time investigating her presidential campaign spending. but she swears that's not why she's leaving. here is a little of her impressively resignation video. >> the law limits anyone serving as president for the united states for more than eight years. in my opinion, well eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific congressional district. >> john: so she's retiring because eight is just a good round number. of course, eight is enough. i should write that down. let's talk about this with my panel. democratic strategist basing smikle and forbes.com contributor rick unger and republican strategist dee dee benkie. i enjoy michele bachmann. >> i can tell. >> john: are republicans that you know breathing a sigh of relief. >> some. the tea party they're sorry to see her go. she was a pioneer. she led the effort and she was vigilant and aggressive. however, the moderate, yes that might be helpful to us. yes, the party is split. >> do
this makes sense because she does lag behind her challenger in minnesota jim graves, and four agencies are at this time investigating her presidential campaign spending. but she swears that's not why she's leaving. here is a little of her impressively resignation video. >> the law limits anyone serving as president for the united states for more than eight years. in my opinion, well eight years is also long enough for an individual to serve as a representative for a specific congressional...